textron, K-2

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Reversed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1634 WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY 15295170 FREDMAN 112(1) 41.50 102/103 Parker Highlander PLLC SISSON, BRADLEY L

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1792 SARONG Societa' Per Azioni 14388643 OWENS 103 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS LLC LACHICA, ERICSON M

1797 Covaris, Inc. 14463730 HASTINGS 103 WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. HIXSON, CHRISTOPHER

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2184 Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 15163953 HUME 103 Streets Lawfirm, PC - Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. HASSAN, AURANGZEB

2191 International Business Machines Corporation 14298981 MacDONALD 103 IBM Corp. - Fishkill Drafting Center IBM Israel IPLaw Haifa University BOURZIK, BRAHIM

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2473 QUALCOMM Incorporated 14567993 SHIANG 103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP/Qualcomm PATEL, HARDIKKUMAR D

2476 HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP 14426414 BAUMEISTER 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise ASEFA, DEBEBE A

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2649 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) 15306248 HOMERE 102 ERICSSON INC. TRAN, PAUL P

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2886 STEVEN KIM et al. 15783299 DENNETT 103 Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation RAHMAN, MD M

2887 IIIinois Tool Works Inc. 15897367 CASHION 112(2)/102/103 The Small Patent Law Group, LLC WALSH, DANIEL I

 To the extent that functional limitations imply structure, they cannot be ignored. See, e.g., Textron Innovations Inc. v. Am. Eurocopter Corp., 498 F. App’x 23, 28 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (“In certain circumstances functional language may be used to add limitations to an apparatus claim.”) (citing K-2 Corp. v. Salomon S.A., 191 F.3d 1356, 1363 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (“[T]he functional language tells us something about the structural requirements”)). 

2894 PS5 Luxco S.a.r.l. 14428207 KENNEDY 103 Kunzler Bean & Adamson NGUYEN, DILINH P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3619 NCR Corporation 14090407 FITZPATRICK 103 NCR Corporation SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN

3627 Gregory Raleigh 12380758 MEDLOCK 103 Headwater Research LLC - Outside Firm SHEIKH, ASFAND M

3648 THE BOEING COMPANY 13904711 SCHOPFER 103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP MULL, FRED H

3676 THRU TUBING SOLUTIONS, INC. 15159435 PLENZLER 103 SMITH IP SERVICES QUAIM, LAMIA

3677 The Boeing Company 15659894 SHAH 103 Walters & Wasylyna (Boeing) DELISLE, ROBERTA S

3685 Apple Inc. 14474787 FETTING 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. SAX, TIMOTHY P

3689 Baidu USA, LLC 15226249 FETTING 102/103 41.50 101  BAIDU USA LLC c/o NORTH WEBER & BAUGH LLP  ARAQUE JR, GERARDO 

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3711 VOLVIK, INC. 15939959 SHAH 103 Harness Dickey (St. Louis) STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN

3772 Biomet 3i, LLC 14248667 CAPP 103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner / Zimmer NELSON, MATTHEW M

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1642 VISIONGATE, INC. 15403940 DENNETT 103 112(1)/101 GEORGE A LEONE, SR CITADEL PATENT LAW AEDER, SEAN E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1781 ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATION 14875126 ROSS 103 103 41.50 112(2)/103 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. SABERI, JASPER

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2619 International Business Machines Corporation 15283060 CYGAN 102 103 DUKE W. YEE YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. HARRISON, CHANTE E

2641 Time Warmer Cable Enterprises LLC 14320942 FRAHM 103 103 Armis Intellectual Property Law, LLC APPIAH, CHARLES NANA

2647 Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ) 15610824 KUMAR 103 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3621 MasterCard International Incorporated 14055230 LEBOVITZ 103 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC MPAMUGO, CHINYERE

3622 Facebook, Inc. 14752040 FETTING 103 103 BakerHostetler / Facebook TOKARCZYK, CHRISTOPHER B

3625 Lowes Companies, Inc. 15150973 ADAMS 103 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - Winston-Salem FADOK, MARK A

Affirmed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1626 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 15634114 GRIMES 103/OTDP HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP HUSCH BLACKWELL SANDERS LLP WELSH & KATZ RODRIGUEZ-GARCIA, VALERIE

1637 Jian Han 13210331 FREDMAN 103 MAYNARD COOPER & GALE PC (Huntsville) PRIEST, AARON A

1644 THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 14537463 TOWNSEND 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP DIBRINO, MARIANNE

1651 Micromass UK Limited 15381638 NEWMAN 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP / Waters FERNANDEZ, SUSAN EMILY

1653 FUNDACION PARA LA INVESTIGACION CON CELULAS MADRE UTERINAS 14769563 HARDMAN 103 101/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP ATTN:
BARRON, SEAN C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1724 SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 14879330 HOUSEL 102/103 NIXON PEABODY, LLP LYLES-IRVING, CARMEN V

1761 Washing Systems, LLC 14571394 KENNEDY 112(4)/103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP DELCOTTO, GREGORY R

1765 DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 14391089 GAUDETTE 112(2) 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC SERGENT, RABON A

1777 Kevin Wyndham et al. 13639328 HASTINGS 112(2)/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP / Waters PEO, KARA M

1783 NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 14376777 KENNEDY 103 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. JOHNSON, NANCY ROSENBERG

1784 General Cable Technologies Corporation et al. 15796005 HOUSEL 103 ULMER & BERNE LLP c/o Diane Bell IVEY, ELIZABETH D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2163 Shuttersong Incorporated 14643109 KOHUT 112(2)/103/OTDP LAMBERT SHORTELL & CONNAUGHTON GOFMAN, ALEX N

2191 Quest Software Inc. 14327006 HOMERE 103 Maschoff Brennan BOURZIK, BRAHIM

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2416 Gras, Laurence et al. 12676891 QUINN 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA PREVAL, LIONEL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2862 Honeywell International Inc. 15408534 DENNETT 101 HONEYWELL/FOGG Intellectual Property Services Group GO, RICKY

2881 THE BOEING COMPANY 14932720 KENNEDY 103 Patterson & Sheridan - The Boeing Company c/o Patterson & Sheridan, LLP LUCK, SEAN M

2881 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 13943615 LEBOVITZ 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION YOUNG, MICHAEL C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3624 ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 14595342 FETTING 101 Kraguljac Law Group/Oracle EL-BATHY, MOHAMED N

3625 Panasonic Corporation 14814485 HASTINGS 103 McDermott Will and Emery LLP EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER

3626 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 13790021 FETTING 101 Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C. RAPILLO, KRISTINE K

3661 REDKO INNOVATIONS, INC. 15581831 WIEDER 101 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (MI) REFAI, RAMSEY

3685 NINTENDO CO., LTD. 14795141 AMUNDSON 112(1)/112(2) 101/102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. KERITSIS, DENNIS G

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3711 DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD. 15727047 GUIJT 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN

3732 Michael Kimmet 15856481 SCHOPFER 103 STEPHEN G. KIMMET SUTTON, ANDREW W

3745 United Technologies Corporation 14828089 FITZPATRICK 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY KIM, SANG K

3793 Medtronic, Inc. 14627843 PESLAK 112(1) SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

3794 James Kauphusman et al. 12982675 FLAX 112(2)/103 DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC (STJ) ANTISKAY, BRIAN MICHAEL

Rehearing

Granted 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1782 BASF SE 14780569 INGLESE 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP
HOCK, ELLEN SUZANNE

Denied 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1774 Theranos, Inc. 13945202 SMITH Dissenting OWENS 103 Labrador Diagnostics LLC LIU, SHUYI S

1774 Theranos, Inc. 14598625 SMITH Dissenting OWENS 103 Labrador Diagnostics LLC LIU, SHUYI S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3694 Capital One Services, LLC 16119040 MEDLOCK 101 Harrity & Harrity, LLP
SHAIKH, MOHAMMAD Z

textron, K-2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte Lee et al 13391080 - (D) KENNEDY 102 Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC TRAN, LIEN THUY

Although we agree with the Examiner that the disputed limitation is a functional limitation, to the extent that functional limitations imply structure, they cannot be ignored. See, e.g., Textron Innovations Inc. v. Am. Eurocopter Corp., 498 F. App’x 23, 28 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (“In certain circumstances functional language may be used to add limitations to an apparatus claim.”) (citing K-2 Corp. v. Salomon S.A., 191 F.3d 1356, 1363 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (“[T]he functional language tells us something about the structural requirements . . . .”)). By its plain language, claim 3 requires a rotating unit that is structurally capable of “rotating] a dumpling wrapper cut by the cutting unit relative to a dumpling die,” such as the rotating unit described by the Appellants’ Specification. See, e.g., Spec. 10:5-11; Fig. 7.

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Souparis et al 13522796 - (D) McMILLIN 103 41.50 112(2) BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. SUN, HAI TAO

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3669 Ex Parte Foster et al 14038437 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (Google) WHITTINGTON, JESS

3691 Ex Parte Wooldridge et al 14157462 - (D) FETTING 101 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (SV) PRESTON, JOHN O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Nutaro et al 13406040 - (D) FREDMAN 103 HONEYWELL/LKGlobal BERHANU, ETSUB D

3742 Ex Parte Donarski et al 13316651 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - MD 3601 SINGH, AMIT K

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2182 Ex Parte SEO et al 14606240 - (D) WINSOR 102/103 112(2)/102/103 41.50 112(2) F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC VICARY, KEITH E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Libbus et al 13792805 - (D) NEWMAN 102/103 102/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/BSC ALTER MORSCHAUSER, ALYSSA MARGO

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Bauman et al 14068747 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103/double patenting MYERS BIGEL, P.A. HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA

1626 Ex Parte Wang et al 13831706 - (D) SMITH 103 FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP RODRIGUEZ-GARCIA, VALERIE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2495 Ex Parte Gladwin et al 13919210 - (D) HUME 103/double patenting Garlick & Markison (IBM) ZHU, ZHIMEI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2623 Ex Parte Ozbek 11574130 - (D) TROCK 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP XAVIER, ANTONIO J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte van Diggelen et al 12026915 - (D) CUTITTA 103 112(1) STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. SHEIKH, ASFAND M

3628 Ex Parte Rosalik 13273309 - (D) MEDLOCK 101/103 Cantor Colburn LLP-General Motors TALLMAN, BRIAN A

3662 Ex Parte Moore et al 13632085 - (D) SHAW 103 DLA Piper LLP (US) PATEL, SHARDUL D

3665 Ex Parte Koll et al 13896684 - (D) FETTING 101/double patenting Blueshift IP LLC SHAAWAT, MUSSA A

3685 Ex Parte Khanna et al 11618309 - (D) FETTING 112(1) 101/103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GROUP LLC KIM, STEVEN S

3686 Ex Parte Wang 12634009 - (D) FETTING 103 Blairtech Solution LLC NG, JONATHAN K

3688 Ex Parte Blagg et al 11956256 - (D) FETTING 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP STIBLEY, MICHAEL R

3691 Ex Parte Boberski et al 13707185 - (D) WIEDER 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME POINVIL, FRANTZY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Daniel 13440623 - (D) FETTING 102/103 HAHN LOESER / LINCOLN NORTON, JOHN J

3746 Ex Parte Burton et al 12404443 - (D) CALVE 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. OMGBA, ESSAMA

Morris, K-2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Ex Parte Hall 12961615 - (D) KINDER 103 MARSHALL & MELHORN, LLC KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS

[T]he PTO applies to the verbiage of the proposed claims the broadest reasonable meaning of the words in their ordinary usage as they would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, taking into account whatever enlightenment by way of definitions or otherwise that may be afforded by the written description contained in the applicant’s specification. 

In re Morris, 127 F.3d 1048, 1054 (Fed. Cir. 1997). In doing so, the Office may not read the claims in a way that would effectively expunge a term from the claim language. See K-2 Corp. v. Salomon S.A., 191 F.3d 1356, 1363 (Fed. Cir. 1999). 

Morris, In re, 127 F.3d 1048, 44 USPQ2d 1023 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 904.01 , 2111 , 2111.01 , 2163 , 2173.05(a) , 2181

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION Requester v. MEDTRONIC, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 7,691,143 B2 et al 11/534,188 95000694 - (D) SONG 102 MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R original GHERBI, SUZETTE JAIME J

K-2, rowe, catalina

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Keranen 11793028 - (D) GREENHUT 102 INSKEEP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GROUP, INC SCHALL, MATTHEW WAYNE

Although these limitations are set forth in terms of function or use in claim I (Ans. 5), they "tell[] us something about the structural requirements of the [device]." See K-2 Corp. v. Salomon S.A., 191 F.3d 1356, 1363 (Fed. Cir. 1999); accord Rowe v. Dror, 112 F. 3d 473, 479-80 (Fed. Cir. 1997). Clearly, the use of manipulative language does not similarly demonstrate breadth in method claims 17 and 22, as it is well-settled that the novelty of the device used is not dispositive as to the patentability of method claims. See, e.g., Catalina Marketing Int'l. v. Coolsavings.com, 289 F. 3d 801, 809-810 (Fed. Cir. 2002).

Rowe v. Dror, 112 F.3d 473, 42 USPQ2d 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2111.02 , 2303

Catalina Mktg. Int’l v. Coolsavings.com, Inc., 289 F.3d 801, 62 USPQ2d 1781(Fed. Cir. 2002) 2111.02


AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Sivaram et al 13009944 - (D) NAPPI 102 102/103 Siemens Corporation TRAN, BAO G

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2473 Ex Parte Kim et al 12745167 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. LIU, JUNG

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Fack et al 11589214 - (D) FREDMAN 103 The Marbury Law Group, PLLC KARPINSKI, LUKE E

1619 Ex Parte Gaucheron et al 12307849 - (D) FREDMAN 103 American Air Liquide, Inc. ALAWADI, SARAH

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1736 Ex Parte JANSEN et al 12974435 - (D) ANKENBRAND 102/103 Albemarle Netherlands B.V. ZIMMER, ANTHONY J

1767 Ex Parte Jennissen 11631231 - (D) KAISER 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC HEINCER, LIAM J

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2143 RAMBUS, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant v. NVIDIA, CORP. Requester (Withdrawn) Ex Parte 6591353 et al 09/561,868 95001169 - (S) EASTHOM 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP original RAMBUS INC. ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original NEURAUTER, GEORGE C

schreiber, K-2

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AFFIRMED
3773 Ex Parte Bassoe 10884255 - (D) ADAMS 103 COOK GROUP PATENT OFFICE TYSON, MELANIE RUANO  

REEXAMINATION  

AFFIRM-IN-PART
2624 AMRO-ASIAN TRADE, INC. Third Party Requester and Appellant v. CUMMINS-ALLISON CORP. Patent Owner and Respondent 95001419 7672499 10/163,757 TURNER 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103 CUMMINS-ALLISON CORP. C/O NIXON PEABODY LLP LAROSE, COLIN M original TRAN, PHUOC

In order to satisfy the functional limitations in an apparatus claim, the prior art apparatus must be capable of performing the claimed function. See In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1478 (Fed. Cir. 1997). Thus, functional and intended use language must be evaluated to the extent it conveys structural requirements. See, e.g., K-2 Corp. v. Salomon S.A., 191 F.3d 1356, 1363 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (“The functional language is, of course, an additional limitation in the claim”).

K-2, renishaw

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Bieser et al 10,838,426 COLAIANNI 103(a) Ballard Spahr LLP EXAMINER TOLIN, MICHAEL A

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2825 Ex Parte Miller et al 10/225,638 MANTIS MERCADER 102(e) Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. c/o Williams, Morgan & Amerson, P.C. EXAMINER WHITMORE, STACY

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3743 Ex Parte Miles et al 11/153,681 KAUFFMAN 103(a) Smiths IP EXAMINER BASICHAS, ALFRED

An artisan would interpret that removably secured or attached legs are those that they may be removed in the ordinary sense of the word, such as by unscrewing a screw. See K-2 Corp. v. Salomon S.A., 191 F.3d 1356, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (interpreting that rivets and laminate permanently affix while, in contrast, screws are removable).

3764 Ex Parte Kassel et al 11/293,479 GREENHUT 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(4) HOWARD M COHN EXAMINER GANESAN, SUNDHARA M
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2116 Ex Parte O'Shea 10/335,020 KOHUT 102(e) 102(e)/103(a) BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER RAHMAN, FAHMIDA

2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte Biskeborn et al 10/769,271 HAHN 102 102/103(a) ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM EXAMINER RENNER, CRAIG A
see also Renishaw PLC v. Marposs Societa’ per Azioni, 158 F.3d 1243, 1250 (Fed. Cir. 1998) (“[W]here there are several common meanings for a claim term, the patent disclosure serves to point away from the improper meanings and toward the proper meaning.”).

Renishaw PLC v. Marposs Societa’ per Azioni, 158 F.3d 1243, 48 USPQ2d 1117 (Fed. Cir. 1998). . . . . . . .804

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Funderburg 11/652,699 LEE 102(b)/103(a)/112(2) 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) Mr. Timothy D. Smith EXAMINER DUCKWORTH, BRADLEY

3677 Ex Parte Attride et al 11/239,588 GREENHUT 103(a) 102(b)/103(a) COATS & BENNETT/SONY ERICSSON EXAMINER O BRIEN, JEFFREY D
AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte Nodelman et al 11/300,837 MILLS 103(a) BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER LEONARD, MICHAEL L

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Kuether et al 10/813,948 RUGGIERO 103(a) THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. EXAMINER PARRY, CHRISTOPHER L

2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Pirschel 10/549,020 BAUMEISTER 103(a) TUCKER ELLIS & WEST LLP EXAMINER NWUGO, OJIAKO K

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Mensen 12/940,774 5,657,600 GREENHUT 103(a)/251 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP EXAMINER TRAN, HANH VAN